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Creative Downsizing: A Piece of the Garment District Moves to Midwood
Leon Shpelfogel has been in the sewing machine business for more than 40 years. He started out working in his father-in-law’s Garment District shop, learning to build, repair and install the machines used by the then flourishing New York clothing industry. As the garment industry went into decline in the 60s and 70s, Shpelfogel’s business survived when many did not. Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn, economy, garment industry, high rent, Midwood, outsourcing, sewing machines, small business, unemployment
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Honey, we’ve got raccoons
On Monday, my City Council member made headlines with a new law requiring the city to catch and remove raccoons upon request. I’ve never given much thought to the masked critters, but a quick poll revealed some dramatic reactions: Continue reading